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Design Class 19: Stationery and office equipment, artists' and teaching materials

The subclasses of Class 19 with their notes, and the goods listed in each. Used to state the class of the article in a design application in India.

Locarno Classification, 15th Edition9 subclasses
Subclasses9

Each has its own list of goods.

Locarno · 15th Edition · Class 19
Listed goods254

Indications in the list of goods of this class.

Locarno · 15th Edition · Class 19
Classes per applicationOne

The same design in another class needs a separate application.

Designs Rules 2001 · rule 11(3)
Classification followedLocarno

Current edition published by WIPO.

Designs Rules 2001 · rule 10(1)
Class 19

Subclasses of Design Class 19

SubclassArticles coveredListed goods
19-01Writing paper, cards for correspondence and announcementsIncluding all paper, in the widest sense of the term, which is used for writing, drawing, painting or printing, such as tracing paper, carbon paper, newsprint, envelopes, greetings cards and illustrated postcards, even if they embody a…21
19-02Office equipmentIncluding equipment used at cash desks, such as change sorters. Some office equipment is to be placed in other subclasses or classes, for example, office furniture in Class 6, office machines and equipment in Class 14-02, Class 16-03, Class 18-01…58
19-03CalendarsNot including diaries (Class 19-04).6
19-04Books and other objects of similar outward appearanceIncluding covers of books, bindings, albums, diaries and similar objects.33
19-05[vacant]0
19-06Materials and instruments for writing by hand, for drawing, for painting, for sculpture, for engraving and for other artistic techniquesNot including paintbrushes (Class 04-04), drawing tables and attached equipment (Class 06-03), or writing paper (Class 19-01).62
19-07Teaching materials and apparatusIncluding maps of all kinds, globes and planetariums. Not including audiovisual teaching aids (Class 14-01).19
19-08Other printed matterIncluding printed advertising materials.44
19-99Miscellaneous11

Open a subclass for its list of goods. A subclass ending in 99 is the miscellaneous one for the class.

Filing in India

Using Class 19 in a Design Application

The Designs Office classifies articles by the current edition of the Locarno Classification (rule 10(1), Designs Rules, 2001). The application in Form 1 must state the class and the article to which the design is applied.

  • Name the article in the words of the list where they fit, and give the class and subclass.
  • One application covers one class. To register the same design in another class of article, file a separate application in that class.
  • If the class is in doubt, the Controller decides it, in consultation with the applicant where required.

Official documents behind this page

  1. WIPO, Locarno Classification, 15th EditionIn force from 1 January 2025: classes, subclasses, explanatory notes and the list of goods. Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which holds the copyright in the Classification.
  2. Designs Rules, 2001, rule 10(1), as substituted by the Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2021Articles are classified as per the current edition of the Locarno Classification published by WIPO.
  3. Designs Act, 2000, section 5(3), and Designs Rules, 2001, rule 11(2) and (3)A design is registered in one class; the application states the class and the article; the same design in another class needs a separate application.

Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position or speak to our CA team before you act on it.

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Questions, answered

Short, direct answers to the 3 questions readers ask most on this topic.

Class 19 of the Locarno Classification covers stationery and office equipment, artists' and teaching materials. It has 9 subclasses and 254 listed goods in the 15th Edition.

Under rule 10(1) of the Designs Rules, 2001, as substituted in 2021, articles are classified as per the current edition of the Locarno Classification published by WIPO.

No. Under section 5(3) of the Designs Act, 2000 a design is registered in not more than one class, and rule 11(3) requires a separate application in each class of article.